On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 12:02 -0800, Bryan Karlan wrote: > Ah... Yet another Linux faux pas. What in the world is top posting? And > good god, I wouldn't want to irritate experienced Linux personnel just > because I'm interested in learning about the program(s). > > You people make wanting to learn about this system, which has potential, into > an excuse to flame those who aren't in the know. > > Forget it, I'm at the point of just paying $300 for Windows 7 and $300 for > Office 2010 in 6 months. At least I'll get support from Indians who want to > help, even if I can't understand them. > > Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick O'Callaghan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 5:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Evolution] How do you install 2.29 on Ubuntu 9.10? > > On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 18:52 -0800, Bryan Karlan wrote: > > Thank you for all that. I just figured that pre-release was a beta. And I > > used Windows 7 beta for the last 9 months. 6 of which, it was far more > > stable than Vista. So I figured this to be the same. I guess not. > > Completely different scenario. You should re-read what has already been > said about this. Windows "beta" versions are essentially working systems > that just need some polishing before MS commits to full-scale public > support. Evo pre-release versions, especially early in the development > cycle, are really only aimed at people wanting to test and improve the > software itself by compiling, debugging and hacking on the source code. > IOW they are the equivalent of *internal* MS test versions, which of > course the public never sees. > > > I have some changes that I want to recommend to whoever is designing this. > > It looks like Outlook, but is far less functional. As such, it is not an > > outlook replacement. But it is getting better. Microsoft has made the > > current Outlook more fancy but only a bit more functional. If you could > > keep the simple interface and bring in features that a business user like me > > would crave then I would take this program quickly. > > > > I have posted my desires for the improvements elsewhere but did not hear > > anything back. Could you tell me where to post this? > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org. > > poc > > PS Please don't top-post on this list. It's an Outlook-ism that many > people find very irritating and counter-productive.
Hey Bryan, I am really sorry about the experience you had. Years ago when I was first exposed to GNU, I had similar experiences. What I later learnt was that, although many of those knowledgeable come off as social retards, and although often they are, they aren't trying to pick a fight or get a rise out of you. It's just the way they are. Learning to communicate with them is like learning a new language or API and knowing how to ask a question that doesn't trigger any claymores can be difficult at first. Be well, -- Kip Warner -- Software Developer President & CEO Kshatra Corp. OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com
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